FC Barcelona head coach Xavi has taken a major dig at Real Madrid and LaLiga. Controversy erupted in Real Madrid's 3-2 win against last placed Almeria after VAR ruled two major decisions in favour of the former. One of Almeria's goals was ruled out by VAR due to infringement and one of the penalty decisions was awarded in favour of Real Madrid when they were trailing in the game.

FC Barcelona head coach hit out at Madrid after the match and said that it would be difficult to be in the running for the Spanish title this season, hinting that LaLiga and the referees were biased towards Madrid in the competition.

Xavi claimed that Barcelona would have 6 more points if the referees did their job in the LaLiga matches. Xavi argued that Barcelona will be much closer to the top of the league if they had won those games.

Xavi stirred the pot further stating that people saw how the referees favour Real Madrid during the Almeria game.

“We continue in the fight. There are 18 points left and it remains to be seen how far we will go, but there are things we cannot control. Everyone saw it today,” concluded the Barcelona head coach.